Chinese Shrew vs Cut-Leaf Mallow

Sorex sinalis compared with Malva alcea

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Cut-Leaf Mallow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Cut-Leaf Mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Sorex	Malva
Species	Sorex sinalis	Malva alcea

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cut-Leaf Mallow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Cut-Leaf Mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cut-Leaf Mallow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.